Most historians like to use the year 1961 as a starting point.
'55 to '75.
'40-'75
1969-1975
Vietnam War is held in the period of Nov 1955 to Apr 1975. nearly 19 years of war. WW1 held in the period (1914-1918). WW1 is ealier war compare to the period of Vietnam war
Vietnam war made Vietnamese people having to do highest their effort to catch developed country.Maybe 100 years to be America now.
Clinton.
Vietnam was at war with France before the US intervened in the sixties. In fact, they defeated the French in 1956 and became independent, but divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The Vietnam war the US was in was the result of the North and their communist sympathizers in the South (the Viet Cong) trying to unite the country under communism. When the US pulled out in 1975, they were successful.
for for years
'56-'75
'55-'75.
It lasted 10 years.
Vietnam was a separate war fought many years after WWII had ended. It had no importance in WWII. The aftermath of WWII did have significant effects on the vietnam war however, but that is another topic.